New Kensington

New Kensington

More than 120 national and local employers offering internships and jobs will be at the Western Pennsylvania Career Services (WestPACS) Association's Spring Job and Internship Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at the Monroeville Convention Center.

Penn State New Kensington is offering preparation courses for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry. The 15-hour, noncredit courses will be offered from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on five consecutive Thursdays, April 23 to May 21. The cost is $275.

Nine-year-old Isabella “Bella” Carabin-Lindgren will again be the beneficiary of Penn State New Kensington’s semiannual community Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the campus Art Gallery.

The cultural district will be the trendy venue in the spring for the Penn State in Pittsburgh program. Penn State New Kensington students, along with their counterparts from Penn State’s western campuses, will visit the Turkish Cultural Center March 26 and attend a performance of “Beauty and the Beast” April 1 at Heinz Hall.

Shakespearean sonnets and monologues, running the gamut from angst to jocularity, and replete with an anon and tarry, will emanate from Penn State New Kensington at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 21, at the National Shakespeare Competition in the campus’ Forum Theatre.
Loquacious students representing the western Pennsylvania high schools of Kiski Area, North Allegheny, Shadyside Academy, Springdale and Valley will read, memorize, interpret and recite Shakespeare in a public setting. Similar competitions will be held in the eastern and central sections of the commonwealth.

The Chancellor's Cup, emblematic of bowling supremacy at Penn State New Kensington, is up for grabs as campus students, faculty and staff test their mettle in the annual event to determine the best bowlers on campus. The intramural tournament is held in conjunction with the Alle-Kiski Society's 13th annual Alumni Bowlathon from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 22, at the Wildlife Lanes in Lower Burrell. Hosted by the Alle-Kiski Society of the Penn State Alumni Association, the family-fun event is open to alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of Penn State.

Penn State New Kensington students Brooke Churma and Alex Pedder are packed and ready for their trip this weekend, Feb. 20 to 22, to University Park for the 43rd edition of the annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon that benefits the Four Diamonds Fund and the fight against pediatric cancer.

Katie Everson, a registered nurse at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, wanted to expand her knowledge of the health care industry. After earning a diploma at Citizens Hospital School of Nursing, she decided to pursue her bachelor’s degree in nursing at Penn State New Kensington.

Bill Mitas, instructor of theater arts at Penn State New Kensington, has selected the cast for the spring production of "Into the Woods," a dark comedy based on characters from the books by the Brothers Grimm. The campus production will run April 16 to 18 in the campus' Forum Theatre.

Students at Penn State New Kensington will have the opportunity to present their research in a public forum at the ninth annual Research and Creative Exposition from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the campus Athletics Center.

Local residents don't have to be an alumna or alumnus of Penn State New Kensington to belong to the Alle-Kiski Society. New and recent Penn State graduates are encouraged to attend the monthly alumni board meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of the month. The next meeting is Monday, Feb. 16, at the Elks Lodge in Tarentum.

On the set of “Dancing with the Stars,” celebrities are the dancers. On the campus of Penn State New Kensington, dancers are the celebrities. Brooke Churma, a senior corporate communications major from Kiski Area High School, and Alex Pedder, a sophomore electro-mechanical engineering technology major from Hempfield Area High School, were selected to represent the campus at THON.

It is not too late to apply to Penn State New Kensington for fall. The campus' admissions office is holding an Application Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16, for high school students, transfer students, and adult learners. The New Kensington admissions staff will be on-hand to guide prospective students through the application process. Those who complete the application will receive a waiver for the $50 application fee. Additionally, applicants to New Kensington may receive an admissions decision immediately if they bring a high school transcript and their SAT or ACT scores.

Penn State New Kensington will be the host site Wednesday, Feb. 25, for the American Mathematics Competition in the campus' Forum Theatre. Nearly 100 students from high schools in the western Pennsylvania region, including Apollo Ridge, Burrell, Kiski Area, and Valley — will take the 25-question, 75-minute, multiple-choice examination in secondary school mathematics.

A reception for artists Ron Jones, Kenan Foley and Nelson Harrison is set for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Art Gallery at Penn State New Kensington. The jazz photographers and performers’ exhibit, “Photo Jazz: Come and See the Music" is a selected collection of photographs of local jazz musicians. The three musicians offer different perspectives on the Pittsburgh jazz profession. The reception and exhibit are free to the public.